calcination
/ kælsɪneɪʃn̩ /

imenica

Množina reči calcination je calcinations.

Sinonimi:

ETYM French calcination.
Oxidation of metals by burning in air.
The conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature.

combustion
/ kəmbəstʃən /

imenica

Množina reči combustion je combustions.

Sinonimi:
burning

Sinonimi:
burning

ETYM Latin combustio: cf. French combustion.
Burning, defined in chemical terms as the rapid combination of a substance with oxygen, accompanied by the evolution of heat and usually light. A slow-burning candle flame and the explosion of a mixture of gasoline vapor and air are extreme examples of combustion.
A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light; SYN. burning.
The rapid oxidation of a substance involving heat and light.

oxidation
/ ɑːksədeɪʃn̩ /

imenicahemija

Množina reči oxidation je oxidations.

Sinonimi:
oxidization · oxidisation

ETYM Cf. French oxidation.
The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction; SYN. oxidization, oxidisation.
A reaction in which there is an increase in valence resulting from a loss of electrons; often associated with the corrosion of metals, where the corroded metal forms an oxide; elevated temperatures increase the rate of oxidation.
In chemistry, the loss of electrons, gain of oxygen, or loss of hydrogen by an atom, ion, or molecule during a chemical reaction.
Oxidation may be brought about by reaction with another compound (oxidizing agent), which simultaneously undergoes reduction, or electrically at the anode (positive electrode) of an electrolytic cell.